EDF1005-Reflection #17

Back in the days in England the Puritans wanted to reform the Church. They wanted to establish the religion of the Puritans. They formed schools that taught the children how to understand and read the Bible. In the U.S. this doesn’t happen unless you attend a private school, besides that religion isn’t even mentioned in a regular public school. I learned all this because I attended Catholic school my whole life. The Puritans had strong religious beliefs that helped them move through everything. Education was given only to whites in New England. Nowadays, in the present time thankfully education is something that is provided to everyone equally. The most important books to them were the hornbook and the Bible. Although books were scarce, they had to memorize most of the content. In America we have plenty of books to choose from now. The boys would begin their school day at 7 am, and then have breakfast at 9 am, and dinner from 2-7pm. They had a few breaks in between and studied math, science, history, Greek, Latin, etc. afterwards they would help at home. In the U.S. we still have school really early but not all day. We come home just in time for lunch and then dinner; dismissal from school is usually around 2 or 3 pm. Schools is provided to boys and girls, girls didn’t have to stay home and learn. Also, teachers were dominated by men, now is when it has become mostly a female career. In the earlier colonial times parents had the freedom to choose the education of their child. Neither regulatory boards, nor teacher certifications were required, and they didn’t have to pay for schools they did not approve of. Many things have changed though, teachers do need certification, and children must go to the public schools around the area in which they live, unless they want to attend a private school and pay for their schooling wherever they want. Female teachers attended a seminary and then graduated from it and were allowed to teach until they were married. Many whites didn’t want the blacks to attend schools, but there was finally several laws passed to change all this.